The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in ...

Given the rapid pace of technology, one has to wonder whether our brains (and bodies) have been able to keep up with all the new stimulation that is available. What happens when sources of "super" ...

A neuroscientist has proposed a new, ground-breaking explanation for the process of 'habituation,' which allows the brain to filter out significant environmental stimuli from the insignificant, and ...

Researchers analysed mice's D1 and D2 neurons to understand how they code and respond to appetitive and aversive stimuli. The study revealed that, contrary to what was initially thought, these neurons ...

Researchers have identified how your mind processes and differentiates between positive and negative ones when you're trying to get a job done. You're walking up your driveway, laden down with ...

Sensory overload is the overstimulation of one or more of the body’s five senses. People will respond differently to feeling overstimulated, but symptoms often include anxiety, discomfort, and fear.

In a new study, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) and University Hospital Magdeburg demonstrated that the spinal cord is far more than just a transmission pathway that ...

Personality and cognitive abilities are closely and inextricably linked. If you are high in introversion you may focus a good deal of your energy on your own inner world. Extraverts, in contrast, tend ...

Colors and their perceptions are responsible for a series of conscious and subconscious stimuli in our psycho-spatial relationship. Despite its presence and its variations, it is present in all places ...